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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the arrest and commitment of certain individuals |
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arrested under a warrant issued because of a violation of the |
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conditions of parole. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 15.19(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If the arrested person [accused] fails or refuses to |
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give bail, as provided in [the preceding] Article 15.18, the |
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arrested person [he] shall be committed to the jail of the county |
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where the person [he] was arrested; and the magistrate committing |
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the arrested person [him] shall immediately provide notice to |
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[notify] the sheriff of the county in which the offense is alleged |
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to have been committed regarding: |
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(1) [of] the arrest and commitment, which notice may |
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be given by telegraph, [by] mail, or [by] other written means; and |
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(2) whether the person was also arrested under a |
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warrant issued under Section 508.251, Government Code [notice]. |
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SECTION 2. Article 15.20, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 15.20. DUTY OF SHERIFF RECEIVING NOTICE. (a) Subject |
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to Subsection (b), the [The] sheriff receiving the notice of arrest |
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and commitment under Article 15.19 shall forthwith go or send for |
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the arrested person [prisoner] and have the arrested person [him] |
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brought before the proper court or magistrate. |
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(b) A sheriff who receives notice under Article 15.19(a)(2) |
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of a warrant issued under Section 508.251, Government Code, shall |
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have the arrested person brought before the proper magistrate or |
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court before the 11th day after the date the person is committed to |
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the jail of the county in which the person was arrested. |
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SECTION 3. Article 15.21, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 15.21. PRISONER DISCHARGED IF NOT TIMELY DEMANDED. If |
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the proper office of the county where the offense is alleged to have |
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been committed does not demand the arrested person [prisoner] and |
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take charge of the arrested person before the 11th day after the |
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date the person [him within ten days from the day he] is committed |
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to the jail of the county in which the person is arrested, the |
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arrested person [such prisoner] shall be discharged from custody. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a person who, on or after the effective date of this Act, is |
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arrested under a warrant, regardless of the date on which the |
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warrant under which the person is arrested was issued. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |